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' 2 Sheets-Shet 1, s. BARRETT. IRONING BOARD 'OR CYLINDER FOR IRONINGMACHINES.

N0. 508,595. Patented Nov. 14 18-93.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2, S. BARRETT. IRONINGBOARD 0R GYLINDER FORIRONINGMAGHINES.

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NHE STATES PATENT Fines.

SAMUEL BARRETT, OF KEIGHLEY,'ENGLAND.

IRONING BOARD OR CYLINDER FOR lRONlNG-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,595 dated November14., 1893. Application filed February 7,1893. Serial No. 461.385, (Nomodel.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BARRETT, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing" 7 My invention relates to improved ironing boards orcylinders of ironing-machines, both of which are employed for supportingthe articles or fabrics while the heated iron ispressed upon and passedover such articles or fabrics, by which construction the water ofcondensation is conducted from or drained off the surfacing material ofsaid boards or cylinders so that their outer surfaces are kept dry andin proper condition for performing their functions. i

In the accompanying sheets of drawings forming part of thisspecification, Figure l is a top view of an ironing-board with itsseveral layers of surfacing materials shown as partly removed. Fig. 2isa longitudinal section of same. Figs. 3 and 4 are side and sectionalend views of a cylinder showing its outer surface and its separatecoverings. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of parts shown by Figs. 1 and 2.Fig. 6 is alsoa perspective view but of parts shown by Figs. 3 and 4.

To attain the object of my invention I ,cu t or otherwise form grooves aon-the upper surface b of the ironing-board b or on the outer orperipheral surface 0 of the cylinder 0. The grooves a are preferablymade to intersect the openings or slots 6 which are made through theupper wall 22 of the board: b or through the periphery c of the rolleror cylinder 0, so that any moisture or water falling upon the surface I)or 0' will be drained into said openings 6 from whence it may beconducted as desired. The outer surface 6 of the board I) or theperipheral surface 0' of the cylinder 0 after having had the grooves aand openings 6 formed in it as above described, is then covered withwoven wire gauzef(which may be in one or more layers), and upon thiswoven wire gauze f is placed an appropriate thickness or number oflayersof any porous fabric g'such as wool, cotton, linen, &c., to cover all ofthe outer surface b or c in order that as the moisture or vapor isdriven by the heated iron or other heated surface from the fabrics ormaterials being ironed or smoothed or otherwise operated upon, into theporous surface g of the board 17 or cylinder cit (said moisture) willpass therefrom so as to be drainedoff as above described.

. As will be seen, the method of construction herein described may befollowed in making cylinders forsmall machines such as are used forironing, glossing or finishing collars, cuffs or othersmall articles; orin the making of larger cylinders for machines used for smoothing tablecovers, bed linen or the like, since in all cases it is mostdesirablevin order to add to the efficiency of the machine that themoisture or water of condensation should be allowed to pass from thesurface upon which the articles to be operated upon are placed.

As one of the advantages obtained by placing the wire gauze between thecylinder and porous fabric, I may say that when thelayers are so placedthe Wire gauze supports the said fabric and thereby prevents the latterfrom being pressed into theperforations of the cylinder.

It will be noticed that my improvement is as equally applicable toboards as to cylinders, and I therefore do not intend to limit my claimsto either of them; but when I refer to cylinders in said claims, I meannot only to cover cylinders when made according to my invention, butboards also.

Such being the nature and object of myinvention, what I claim is- 1. Aperforated ironing cylinderhaving an outer covering of porous fabric,and a layer of wire gauze between said fabric and the cylinder, tosupport said porous fabric and prevent it from being pressed in theperforations of the cylinder substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. An ironing cylinder having its outer surface grooved, a layer of wiregauze over said grooved cylinder and a covering of porous fabric to fitover or envelop said gauze, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

SAMUEL BARRETT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD HILL, SAMUEL HEY.

